ipt Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 obviously every plastic is going to be different by brand but i am wondering if you bought a bunch of medium plastic, how much softener would it take to turn it into "soft" plastic and how much hardener to turn it into "hard or strong" plastic? i've heard for softener its about 1oz softener to 8oz plastic. is this accurate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 I don't know about softner as I don't use it. I have used hardner and it only takes an itty bit to make the baits too hard so I quit using it also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 like you said, it will all vary by brand. So each brand of Medium will be just a touch different in firmness. so each brand will need a touch different amount of softner and hardner to get what you want. you will have to play with it. its a personal opinion on how soft it should be. Also when i called a company a few years back to ask the same question .but wanted to change there medium to match there soft ( same brand ) I was told that there is more to it than just adding softner and or hardner each stiffness has its own recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Bass-Boys is right, you can use softener and soften down your plastisol ok, but when it comes to a harder plastisol there is alot more in it than just hardener, for instence, there is a material that makes the harder plastic flow better and there are also different heat stabilizers and things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipt Posted December 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 seems like its a common thing to buy a bunch of medium and then using softener to achieve your soft baits for drop shot worms, etc. so what would be the difference if i shot some DS worms with soft plastic versus medium + softener? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 ipt, it all comes down to personal preference. If you find a soft plastic that you are satisfied with, then thats the way to go. Some people prefer it softer than medium, but not quite as soft as soft (that is one reason why people mix their own.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassinfool Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I mix my own plastisol once I receive the jugs into one main jug that is divided about 70% soft to 30% medium. I mostly make drop shot worms, 7" worms and assorted craws and flipping baits. This ratio, for me, allows my baits to be soft while still holding up reasonably well to damage. Plus, because I want a ton of action without much stiffness using a higher ratio allows of soft allows me to achieve the desired action without being overly flimsy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
